Tag: The MixC

  • WeChat launches first pop-up store in Shanghai

    WeChat launches first pop-up store in Shanghai

    Chinese messaging app WeChat has launched its first cashierless pop-up store in Shanghai.

    The Tencent company has teamed with more than 300 merchants, including EasyGo and Elle, as well as shopping mall The Mixc to build up its first “flash retailing” pop-up store.

    By scanning a QR code via WeChat, customers can enter the store. The system verifies the customer’s identification and gains access to their digital wallet WeChat Pay. All products have RFID tags to identify them and their price. Buyers can easily check the bill by scanning codes.

    The Bai Zhenjie company, which applies WeChat Pay to the retail industry, says the concept of flash retailing is constantly being polished. Face-recognition technology and a credit-evaluation system are expected to also be applied to the stores.

  • Riverside 66 wins top MIPIM Asia Retail award

    Riverside 66 wins top MIPIM Asia Retail award

    MIPIM Asia, the property leaders’ summit in Asia Pacific, has announced 36 winners in the ninth edition of the annual MIPIM Asia Awards.

    Chinese mall project Riverside 66 won Gold, the top honour in the Retail category, from The Breeze BSD City in Indonesia and The MixC in Qingdao, China.

    Sunway Putra Mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was awarded a bronze in the refurbished buildings category.

    The winners of the MIPIM Asia Awards, which recognise excellence and innovation in real estate development in the Asia Pacific Region, were announced during a gala dinner on with Carrie Lam, chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR Government as guest of honour. The final Gold, Silver and Bronze rankings were awarded to the 36 projects previously announced, which had been selected by an international jury composed of 16 industry experts.

    President of the Jury, Nicholas J. Loup, said the judging was a very competitive process this year with a number of high-quality and interesting projects among the finalists.

    “We are excited to see how several of these projects are changing the urban landscape in Asia Pacific.”

    The winning retail projects, with key consultants listed, are:

    Best Retail Development:

    Riverside 66, Tianjin, China: Gold.

    Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC, P&T Architects (project architect), Benoy (interior designer); Developer: Hang Lung Properties.

    The Breeze BSD City, Tangerang City, Indonesia: Silver.

    Architect: Jerde & Arcadia; Developer: Sinarmas Land; Others: Ketira Engineering Consultants Landscape, Saraswati Flora,  PT. Policipta Multidesain, PT. Total Bangun Persada Tbk, PT Korra Antarbuana, Lumina Group.

    The MixC, Qingdao, China: Bronze.

    Architect: Benoy Ltd, Callison; Developer: China Resources Land Limited.

    Best Refurbished Builing:

    Sunway Putra Mall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Bronze.

    Architect: SAA Architect; Developer: Sunway REIT; Other: Aedas.